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S. A. HURLEY.

TULLEY AND ATTACHMENT PoR WINDOW SHADE RoLLERs. No. 272,882.

Patented Feb.27, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SUSAN A. HURLEY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

PULLEY AND ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOW-SHADE ROLLERS.

SPIE()IFICA'JIO-IN forming part of Letters Patent N o. 272,882, dated February 27, 1883. Application filed January 2, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, SUSAN A. HURLEY, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pulleys and Attachments for Window- Shades; and l do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine. Y

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in pulleys and attachments for window-shades, as set forth iii the accompanying drawings, either' for buildings or for carriage-window shades, in which A is a frame; I5, rollers. O are springbrackets. Fis a hood on cord end of roller. f are projections on hood for connecting hood to roller, and ttiiig into grooves on roller, which siiue around freely. a is screw on roller for connecting` the roller to the roller-stick; b, cord; c, cordholder.

Figure l represents the roller with pulley attached. Fig. 2 represents a iront view ot my device ready for use. Fig. 3 represents a view of the roller and bracket.

Spring-brackets are made of moderately thin brass or other tlexible metal, and are made with the long open slot, as shown in drawings, into which the rollers aie placed after .attaching the shade thereto. The journals i and cord-spools are fastened on the curtainroller by uieaiis of the long stationary screw attached to the rollers, which does away with the nailing on, as in those now in use, and can be easily attached and remain tirin. This long screw is lixedly tastened to the center ot' the rollers, on which are knoblkepiojectioiis on the outside, which fall into theloiigl slot in the brackets. The neck ofthis knob tails into the brackets U, n ith its knob-shaped projections falling outside on each side, and preventing it slipping ott', no matter how roughly used. The cord end ofthe roller has a hood or cord shield, F, which nearly conceals the cord on the roller. and prevents thecord from ever slipping oft' the roller, as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which F shows the hood, and the shade can he pulled down or rolled up quickly with perfect safety. The projectionsfon hood, as described, are small clamps fitting into grooves oii the roller on the cord end ofroller, and which allow the hood to slide around freely in the reverse direction when the shade is being drawn up or down. This hood hasa slight flaring out at the opening, under which the cord is passed,`tlius allowing the cord to be passed freely, and gives free motion to the cord. When the arrangements are all complete-as, for instance, when ihe rollers are attached to the roller-sticks by means of thelong stationary screw a, with the knob-shaped projections, the neck ot' this knob fitting into the long slots in the brackets C, with the knob falling outside--it is slightly pressed down, and will spring,r into the brackets and remain in perfect order, no matter how roughly used, and any ordinary fastening will answer to fasten the cord at the bottom of the window. frame.

What I claim as my invention is- Spring-brackets stationary screw a, and hood F, with its small projectionsf, which vattach the hood to roller, arranged substantially as set forth in the accompanying drawings.

ln testimony whereotI afix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I,

SUSAN A. HURLEY.

IVitnesses G. S. DRURY, WM. M. OBaIEN.

C, rollers B, with the long, 

